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Site boundaries of wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar Convention

Publisher
Joint Nature Conservation Committee
Updated
14 April 2026
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Summary

Ramsar Sites are wetlands of international importance designated under the Convention on Wetlands. Provided here is a spatial dataset of Ramsar Site boundaries in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, based on information supplied by Natural England, Natural Resources Wales, Northern Ireland Environment Agency, and Scottish Natural Heritage (now NatureScot). It does not cover the Crown Dependencies or UK Overseas Territories: boundary information for Ramsar Sites in these locations can be accessed through the Ramsar Sites Information Service.

Note that:

  • the information in this spatial dataset has not been updated to include changes to site boundaries since 2021;
  • the official site maps held by Natural England, Natural Resources Wales, Northern Ireland Environment Agency or NatureScot should be consulted for definitive information on the official boundaries of Ramsar Sites.

Data links

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JNCC ResourceHub Page – 14/4/2026

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Additional information

Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
20 January 2025
Harvest GUID
f0e372e3-1580-4bf4-b31a-2b18ab9ca51d
Extent (Latitude)
60.596344° to 49.818589°
Extent (Longitude)
-9.10503° to 2.587295°
Dataset reference date (publication)
2021-03-08
Access constraints
No limitations
Responsible party
Digital and Data Solutions, JNCC (distributor)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng